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Sacramento, California - 73 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Sacramento City Unified #442 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,312 per pupil, Sacramento City Unified ranks #486 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
38,821
Total Enrollment
73
Schools
$17,312
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sacramento City Unified operates 73 public schools serving 38,821 students, placing it among the larger districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 53 elementary, 11 high, 6 middle, 3 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sacramento County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,312 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.8% local, 53.8% state, and 19.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 62/100, ranked #442 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 8 of 73 schools offering Advanced Placement (66 AP courses district-wide), a 338.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 17.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Matsuyama Elementary, with a diversity index of 78.2/100.
Its largest campus is C. K. Mcclatchy High, enrolling 2,569 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Success Academy, at 1 students, a 2569x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sacramento City Unified school enrollment varies 2569× across entities
Sacramento City Unified school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 2,569 students (highest), a spread of 2,568 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sacramento City Unified has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Sacramento City Unified student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Sacramento City Unified is typically wider than the Sacramento City Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
Sacramento City Unified chronic absenteeism rate is 42.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Sacramento City Unified has 73 schools, including 11 high, 6 middle, 53 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 38,821 students.
How much does Sacramento City Unified spend per student?
Sacramento City Unified spends $17,312 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #442 in California.
What is the demographic composition of Sacramento City Unified?
Sacramento City Unified students are 42.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 17.1% White, 11.6% African American, averaged across 73 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sacramento City Unified?
Sacramento City Unified has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #442 out of 1517 districts in California.